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An affiliate of Amazon has agreed to buy a $27.6M stake in Indian retailer Shoppers Stop, according to Reuters, citing a filing by the Indian company. Amazon NV Investment Holdings, a foreign portfolio investor, will subscribe to about 4.4M shares, equivalent to an about 5% stake, the publication said.Reference Link

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Henry Schein and Patterson concerns overdone, says Northcoast

Northcoast analyst Ed Snyder said Henry Schein (HSIC) and Patterson Companies (PDCO) have traded significantly lower in the past week due to concerns Amazon.com will increase exposure to the dental market. Snyder's research indicates Amazon is sourcing product from unsustainable sources including grey market sellers and privately-held Arnold Dental Supply, and not from large dental product manufacturers directly. He expects Arnold Dental to face increasing pressure from manufacturers who are annoyed product s are being sold via Amazon and notes many are not currently filling orders to replenish inventory. Further, Snyder said dentists value equipment service and support offered by traditional distributors far more than price discounts.

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Citi likes Kohl's swimming with the 'shark,' boosts target to $51

Citi analyst Paul Lejuez raised his price target for Kohl's (KSS) to $51 after the company announced its second partnership with Amazon (AMZN) this month. The collaboration, at a time when department stores are struggling, shows that Kohl's management is thinking out of the box, Lejuez tells investors in a research note. He believes the partnership can work to improve traffic. It is "better to be the 'pilot fish' that swims with the 'shark' than to be hunted by the shark," the analyst contends. He keeps a Buy rating on Kohl's.

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Toys R Us bankruptcy positive for Wal-Mart, Amazon, says KeyBanc

KeyBanc analyst Edward Yruma views the Toys R Us (TOY) bankruptcy as positive for both Wal-Mart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN). The analyst believes that Wal-Mart's toy and baby business is over two times Toys R Us' domestic business and that its relative importance to the toy companies will only increase. Meanwhile, Yruma thinks Amazon's growth and convenience will drive continued share gains as well.

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KeyBanc remains positive on Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts

KeyBanc analyst Evan Wingren remains positive on Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Electronic Arts (EA), and Take-Two (TTWO) after attending eSCon, a small eSports conference in Los Angeles. The analyst believes interest and momentum in the space remains high, and continues to think the majority of the economics in the industry will accrue to IP owners and scaled technology partners. Therefore, Wingren continues to see the publishers as well-positioned, as well as Amazon's (AMZN) Twitch, Google's (GOOG; GOOGL) YouTube, and Facebook (FB).

Nuance has ceased development this month of the Swype feature for both iOS and Android, six years after it acquired the company behind the keyboard app for roughly $100M, the Verge reports, citing an emailed statement. Nuance said that it would discontinue support of the keyboard app and shift focus to other products, the report says. "The core technology behind Swype will continue to be utilized and improved upon across other Nuance offerings - and integrated into our broader AI-powered solutions - most notably in Android-based keyboard solutions for our automotive customers," the company said, according to the Verge. Reference Link

Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) and Qualcomm Technologies (QCOM) announced their intention to expand their decade-long foundry relationship into EUV lithography process technology, including the manufacture of future Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets using Samsung's 7-nanometer LPP EUV process technology. Using 7LPP EUV process technology, Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets will offer a smaller chip footprint, giving OEMs more usable space inside upcoming products to support larger batteries or slimmer designs. Process improvements, combined with a more advanced chip design, are expected to bring significant improvements in battery life. Last May, Samsung introduced 7LPP EUV, its first semiconductor process technology to use an EUV lithography solution. It is anticipated that EUV lithography deployment will break the barriers of Moore's law scaling, paving the way for single nanometer semiconductor technology generations. Compared to its 10nm FinFET predecessors, Samsung's 7LPP EUV technology not only greatly reduces the process complexity with less process steps and better yield, but also allows up to a 40% increase in area efficiency with 10% higher performance or up to 35% lower power consumption.

Baskin-Robbins, a Dunkin' Brands company, announced its continued expansion in the Toronto, Ontario market with the signing of four new store development agreements with three existing franchise groups. The first Baskin-Robbins shop under these new agreements is scheduled to open in 2019. Currently, there are more than 80 Baskin-Robbins locations throughout the greater Toronto area, and growing the brand there remains a top priority for Baskin-Robbins in 2018 and beyond.

Celanese Corporation will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following acetyl intermediates products: acetic acid, acetic anhydride, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and vinyl acetate monomer. The price increases will be effective immediately, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases.

Reports Q4 revenue $369.0M, consensus $340.56M. Q4 Adjusted EBITDA was $110.5M for the three months ended December 31, 2017, up 294% sequentially from $28.0M for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and up 691% from $14.0M for the three months ended December 31, 2016.

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